Derrick Van Orden: “It's disingenuous to say publicly that we're all of the…”

“The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization. It was written by Daniel Webster in 1840. And it's just simply time for some more truth telling. It's disingenuous to say publicly that we're all of the above for American energy if we do not embrace biofuels simultaneously. It's disingenuous to set policy that de facto abolishes petrochemicals and yet admit that we will be dependent on them for at least another decade. Both positions have been made in this chamber.” (00:29–00:37)

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